The Chair

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Exquisitely designed and rich in full-colour images, The Chair features new writing on the 110 chairs included in the exhibition hosted by Objectspace, and photography taken across the country: together telling a fascinating story of design and making in Aotearoa. Twenty-six writers have worked to bring each chair to life with descriptions, histories, and their unique perspectives, with contributions from: Mike Barrett, Zoe Black, Pete Bossley, Graeme Burgess, Andrew Clark, Hamish Coney, William Cottrell, Dan and Emma Eagle, Peter Herbert, Zoe Ikin, Paul Jenkin, Bronwyn Lloyd, Victoria McAdam, Bill Mckay, Jamie McLellan, Francis McWhannell, Anna Miles, Mark Pennington, Antony Phillips, Damian Skinner, Rigel Sorzano, Linda Tyler, John Walsh, Rick Wells and Carin Wilson. Featuring new photography by Sam Hartnett, David Straight, Alan Knowles, Nick Beadle, Tom Teutenberg, Sarah Rowlands and Cheska Brown alongside sourced and archival imagery. Show more